1 . Hey! You have a hairless spot on the back of your head! " Mom’s alarmed cry hit me like a shock.

I tried to shrug it off. “It’ll grow back.” I worked to sound________.

At first, the loss was minimal. ________the spot with my fingers became the top priority every day. No new hair, smooth as an egg. Weeks later, the spot was a little larger and there was still no________ of any hair poking through the skin. I began to________but continued to try to be cool about it.

As days went by, my hair started to fall faster and more. ________my fingers through it, I would stare at the alarming quantity of hair in my hands, wiling this to________happening to me.

We went to see a doctor, who diagnosed my condition as alopecia (脱发症) . He recommended an injection to try, which would be________to the head skin. I underwent several costly injections over a few months, but in vain.

________the injection began to trouble my sleep, and we finally had to stop the________My hair still didn’t grow back.

I had to wear a wig to school every day, worried it might slip one day and that everything would________Though aware that I should________the fact to my friends, I was scared, not knowing how they would handle the information. ________ hesitantly, I told them what was happening after days of struggle. To my surprise, they all thought nothing of it. This was a(n) ________for me.

I came to realize that what had happened was not my fault, and not something I should feel________of. I am learning that being bald doesn’t change who I am, and if I don’t let it affect my self ________then other people are much more likely to accept me as I am, too.

1.

A．mid

B．calm

C．upset

D．relieved

2.

A．Checking

B．Polishing

C．Clearing

D．Covering

3.

A．sense

B．chance

C．sign

D．way

4.

A．wonder

B．panic

C．expand

D．relieve

5.

A．Reaching

B．Shifting

C．Feeling

D．Running

6.

A．delay

B．avoid

C．cease

D．keep

7.

A．attached

B．connected

C．guided

D．applied

8.

A．After all

B．Worse still

C．In brief

D．By contrast

9.

A．motion

B．procedure

C．routine

D．mission

10.

A．break out

B．draw to a close

C．fade away

D．come to light

11.

A．reveal

B．restrict

C．distribute

D．highlight

12.

A．Instead

B．Furthermore

C．Anyway

D．Thus

13.

A．blow

B．credit

C．exception

D．miracle

14.

A．proud

B．ashamed

C．fond

D．guilty

15.

A．evaluation

B．introduction

C．acceptance

D．dependence

2 . 假如你是李华，你校计划举办介绍中国传统文化的主题班会，并在英文网站上展示。请你给外国友人Chris写封信，向他了解哪些中国传统文化更吸引外国朋友。内容包括：
1. 阐明写信事由；
2. 征求建议；
3. 表达感谢。
注意：
1·字数80左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Chris,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

3 . ________our hobbies, the Internet can connect us with others who enjoy the same hobbies, even if they live on the other side of the world.

A．However	B．Whatever
C．Wherever	D．Whichever

5 . ________ back to the 18th century, Peking Opera has over two hundred years of history.

A．Dating	B．Being dated
C．To date	D．To be dated

9 . When Lisa moved to a new city, she had a hard time ________ to her new surroundings.

A．adding

B．adjusting

C．applying

D．attending

10 . Dragon Boat Festival is held ________ Qu Yuan, a well-known poet in ancient China.

A．in honor of	B．in search of
C．in the hope of	D．in the face of